Research Policy Analysis and Coordination
Intellectual property
In support of the university's efforts to patent, license and commercialize the results of university research for the public benefit, RPAC provides intellectual property policy guidance on the technology transfer efforts of the 10 UC campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Innovation Alliances and Services (IAS), a unit of the Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS), works alongside RPAC in implementing the UC Technology Transfer Program through direct commercialization efforts such as filing patent protection or seeking commercial licensees for UC-invented intellectual property.
Patents
Business and Finance Bulletin G-40 Link
August 1, 1994University of California Patent Program
Patent Acknowledgment
November 2011Patent Acknowledgment incorporated in form UPAY 585 PDF | Patent Acknowledgment Amendment Link
Copyright
Copyright Ownership Policy PDF
August 19, 1992UC Copyright Education Web Site Link
A website devoted to educating the larger UC academic community about copyright.
Licensing/technology transfer
Licensing Guidelines PDF
February 1, 2012These guidelines provide a general understanding of the objectives, practices and issues involved in the university licensing program.
RPAC Memo 12-02: Revised University Licensing Guidelines (February 1, 2012) Link
Managing potential conflicts of interest in licensing under the California Political Reform Act Link
August 1, 2001OTT Memo 01-02
Equity policy Link
February 15, 2002This policy permits the acceptance of equity in a company as partial consideration for technology licensing-related transactions.
Equity policy PDF | Guidelines on Accepting Equity When Licensing University Technology PDF
Non-Exclusive Royalty-Free Invention Rights (NERF) Program
RPAC Operating Guidance Memo 12-01 Link | OTT Operating Guidance Memo 08-06 Link
Technology Transfer Annual Reports Link
The Technology Transfer Annual Report documents technology transfer activity and associated financial results arising under the University of California patent policy.
IP guidance pertaining to sponsored research and research collaborations
Business and Finance Bulletin G-39 PDF
Conflict-of-interest policy and compendium of specialized university policies, guidelines and regulations related to conflict-of-interest.
OTT Memo 2000-01: Tax Reform Act of 1986 Link
May 24, 2000Provides information on the applicability of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to the university's basic research activities, the negotiation of sponsored research agreements and multiparty cooperative research agreements, and conditions under which the university is exempt from certain provisions of the act.
Material transfer agreements
Material transfer agreements (MTAs) are legal agreements that govern the transfer of tangible research materials between two organizations.
Educational and reference materials
Contacts
Janna Tom
Associate DirectorPhone: (510) 587-6059
Gigi Capuyan
Phone: (510) 987-9713
Felice Lu
Phone: (510) 987-0348